new Delhi. The Deputy Chairman of Rajya Sabha reached Harivansh with morning tea for the Rajya Sabha MPs sitting on a dharna in the Parliament House complex. In protest against the suspension from the House, these MPs were staging a protest in front of the Gandhi statue on the campus. In fact, on Monday, there was a scene in the Rajya Sabha which was rarely seen before, the MPs created a ruckus in the Well in protest of the Agriculture Bill and tried to tear down the rule book.
8 MPs suspended
The suspended MPs include Derek O’Brien and Dola Sen of the Trinamool Congress, Sanjay Singh of the Aam Aadmi Party, Rajiv Satav of the Congress, Syed Nasir Hussain, Ripun Bora and KK Ragesh and Ellmalran Karim from the CPI (M). It is noteworthy that the opposition had moved a no-confidence motion against Rajivya Sabha Deputy Chairman Harivansh, which was rejected by Chairman Venkaiah Naidu.
MP’s suspension undemocratic: Congress
Terming the suspension of MPs as undemocratic steps, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi said that at first the MPs were not given a chance to speak and after that it was decided to suspend. At the same time, Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad defended the government and said that the government had a clear majority in the Rajya Sabha.
110 MPs were supporting the bill
Ravi Shankar said that on Sunday, 110 MPs in the Rajya Sabha were supporting the agriculture bill while only 72 MPs were opposing it. Ravi Shankar attacked the opposition saying that his agenda was to prevent the House from passing the bill.
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